Pros
The office has electricity, indoor plumbing, and adequate waste management receptacles. It also has workstations equipped with desks, internet-enabled computers, chairs, telephones, and office supplies like pens, markers, and highlighters. Oh, and the Swingline staplers are out of this world. The paperclips are just ok.
Cons
Notwithstanding all of the radiant praises listed above, there are definitely some areas of much needed improvement. For starters, PeopleAdmin is the most unethical, cold, and soulless place I’ve ever worked. If you’re looking for the archetypal Austin company that’s progressive, socially conscious and just, employee-friendly, and an overall positive place to work, keep looking. You won’t find it here. I don’t expect PeopleAdmin to be the most humanitarian company out there, but I do at least expect them to uphold even minimal standards of decency and virtue. As a condition of employment, you have to sign a legal agreement where you waive your every right under the law. This includes giving up any claim you might ever have against the company, even if they violate your civil rights or do anything else otherwise illegal. This leaves employees completely powerless against abuse, discrimination, and other forms of gross mistreatment. With employees waiving every right meant to protect them, what incentive does the company even have to “do the right thing?” None at all. And it shows in how the CEO personally acts out. He is so incredibly inappropriate. He makes racist and sexist jokes during meetings, hurls hateful insults at people, and gets things accomplished through aggression and intimidation. He’s an unchecked bully. Don’t fall for the conjured up storyline about how all the negative reviews are only coming from “old” angry employees who were here before the acquisition. Low morale is collectively felt here, regardless of tenure. This is because the problem isn’t with how long someone’s been here, it’s with the hostile environment created by the current CEO. If the proposition were true that it’s just the older employees who are so unhappy, then why is the turnover especially high with people who ‘ve been here less than 12 or even 6 months? You can’t blame PeopleAdmin’s horrible reputation on a handful of veteran employees who have an ax to grind. When everyone on Glassdoor is saying the same thing about the CEO, you can’t simply claim that’s just a few people being disgruntled.